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with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american people. on bill after bill that we wanted to pass, if the filibuster had had to be done out in open, before colleagues, before the public, we would have had the momentum to be able to get that legislation passed, because we were in sync with where the country wanted to go. but the group today put forward the proposal that basically is designed to pull the rug out of this reform effort. >> the argument that folks like senator mccain make is that, yeah, this might sound good to you now, be if you are in the minority, you are going to regret touching the filibuster at all, and you'll particularly regret setting a
with you pop. >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american...
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there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he couldn't kill it. and then we moved to albany b, b, -- plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among republicans, it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr. president, that the speaker's number-one goal is to get elected speaker on january 3. the house is not even here. he's told me he will give them two days to get back here, 48 hours. not two days. 48 hours. they don't even have enough of the leadership here to meet to talk about it. they have done it with conference calls. people are spread all over this country because the speaker basically is waiting for january 3. now, the president campaigned on raising taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. the bush-era tax cuts will expire at the end of this year. obama was elected with a surplus of about thr
there was a bill introduced by the ranking member of the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin, that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he couldn't kill it. and then we moved to albany b, b, -- plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among republicans, it was so absurd, he meaning the speaker. so it's very clear now, mr....
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to be with you >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american people. on bill after bill that we wanted to pass, if the filibuster had had to be done out in open, before colleagues, before the public, we would have had the momentum to be able to get that legislation passed, because we were in sync with where the country wanted to go. but the group today put forward the proposal that basically is designed to pull the rug out of this reform effort. >> the argument that folks like senator mccain make is that, yeah, this might sound good to you now, be if you are in the minority, you are going to regret touching the filibuster at all, and you'll particularly regret setting a
to be with you >> so, first, let me get your reaction to the counterproposal by senators mccain and levin. i'm sure you've looked at it by now. what do you think of it? >> absolutely. this proposal is all about not addressing the core problem paralyzing the senate. right now, the filibuster, as you described it, it's silent, it's secret, simply an objection to a simple majority vote. no talking required. therefore, no visibility, no time and energy, no accountability to the american...
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specifically in a letter that you wrote to senator levin in november of last year. you expressed some concerns with section -- with what became section 1022 of that legislation, stating you were worried about that provision introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the fbi's capacity to convince covert arrestees to cooperate immediately and provide important intelligence. my concern with the ndaa focus much more on what became of section 1021. to some extent, i think the president indicated he shared some of the concerns. he indicated in his signing statement on december 31st, 2111, as follows. i want to clarify my administration will not detain people without trial. i believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation. my administration will interpret section 1021 in a manner that insures that any detention it authorizes complied with the constitutional laws of war and other applicable law. in light of that statement, you know, i was encouraged by that statement. i think it's good. i still had some conce
specifically in a letter that you wrote to senator levin in november of last year. you expressed some concerns with section -- with what became section 1022 of that legislation, stating you were worried about that provision introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the fbi's capacity to convince covert arrestees to cooperate immediately and provide important intelligence. my concern with the ndaa focus much more on what became of section 1021. to some extent, i think the...
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that's why senator jack reed, senator carl levin, senator merkley and others have been down here now for days encouraging you, review the bill, go back and talk with your staff, please allow us some time to make some serious changes. now, even if you can't believe me on these issues, i most certainly hope that you can believe bloomberg report. the bloomberg comments that have been made -- bloomberg is a very widely read, very reputable wire service and newspaper now, and of course they have other interests as well. they comment daily on the financial markets of the world. one of the most respected sources, they have basically editorialized against the house bill. why would they do that? let me read you what the bloomberg editorial said last -- a few days ago. they said, "the jobs act simply goes too far. it would gut many of the investor protections established just a decade ago in sarbanes-oxley. a wave of accounting scandals -- think enron and worldcom -- have destroyed the nest egg of millions of americans and upi understanded investor -- and upended inkvestor confidence on wall s
that's why senator jack reed, senator carl levin, senator merkley and others have been down here now for days encouraging you, review the bill, go back and talk with your staff, please allow us some time to make some serious changes. now, even if you can't believe me on these issues, i most certainly hope that you can believe bloomberg report. the bloomberg comments that have been made -- bloomberg is a very widely read, very reputable wire service and newspaper now, and of course they have...
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levin: madam president, i want to describe for the senate what we just did. it's a little different from what we sometimes do around here, which is we have long threats of filibusters on motions to proceed, then we finally -- often or sometimes reach unanimous consent agreements to proceed. what we did here -- and it was very deliberate -- was to proceed by motion, not by unanimous consent, to this bill so that if persons who are going to filibuster the motion to proceed, they were then going to have of to come to the floor and debate it and not just simply threaten to filibuster the motion to proceed but they would have to come and actually debate it. because i believe that is the correct way for us to operate. the motions to proceed i believe have been abused, the throats filibuster those motions -- threats to filibuster those motions have allowed to be successful. and one way that we can overcome what has been i think now a bad habit of allowing threats to filibuster motions to proceed to succeed is to basically tell those folks, our colleagues, that if th
levin: madam president, i want to describe for the senate what we just did. it's a little different from what we sometimes do around here, which is we have long threats of filibusters on motions to proceed, then we finally -- often or sometimes reach unanimous consent agreements to proceed. what we did here -- and it was very deliberate -- was to proceed by motion, not by unanimous consent, to this bill so that if persons who are going to filibuster the motion to proceed, they were then going...
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. >> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and other members of the committee, i want to thank you for opportunity to join my long-time friend and professional colleague general clapper in representing the men and women of the united states intelligence community. i would like to begin with current military operations in afghanistan. we assessed deficiencies in the army and police forces undermine efforts to extend effective governance and skurtd. the afghan army remains reliant on isaf for key combat support such as logistics, intelligence and transmit. while performance improved in some operations when partnered with isaf units, additional gains will require sustained mentoring and support. despite successful coalition targeting, the taliban remains resilient and able to replace leadership losses while competing to provide governance at the local level. from ms. pakistani safe havens, the taliban leadership is confident of eventual victory. to the west iran remains committed to threatening u.s. interests in the region through its support to terrorists and militant groups, including i
. >> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and other members of the committee, i want to thank you for opportunity to join my long-time friend and professional colleague general clapper in representing the men and women of the united states intelligence community. i would like to begin with current military operations in afghanistan. we assessed deficiencies in the army and police forces undermine efforts to extend effective governance and skurtd. the afghan army remains reliant on isaf...
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i see my friend, senator levin, on the floor. he most certainly understands this issue better in many ways than i do on the technical side of it. he's helped write this bill. i'm hoping that he will give even a better explanation than i've been able to give. but i think i've covered it pretty broadly and he can go into a lot more detail about the possibility of fraud in here if it's not locked down. and i'm going to end with just a word to my community banks, because i have tried to become a champion nora champion for them. i think they can appreciate it. i'm not 100% sure. i really believe in independent banks. the independent community bankers of america sent a letter supporting the house bill. i'm going to call them over the weekends and talk with them specifically about my concerns and ask them to reconsider their position. our compromise i think is very good for our community bankers. i don't know whether they will or not. i know that they want to get rid of some of the onerous requirements that were placed on them in the sa
i see my friend, senator levin, on the floor. he most certainly understands this issue better in many ways than i do on the technical side of it. he's helped write this bill. i'm hoping that he will give even a better explanation than i've been able to give. but i think i've covered it pretty broadly and he can go into a lot more detail about the possibility of fraud in here if it's not locked down. and i'm going to end with just a word to my community banks, because i have tried to become a...
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levin: mr. president, the next item on the unanimous consent agreement is my amendment number 1818. and it's my understanding now that this amendment can be adopted by a voice vote, that it's been cleared for that. i will. and i ask concept to set aside the pending amendment to call up that amendment number 1818. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from michigan, mr. levin for himself and mr. conrad proposes an amendment numbered 1818. mr. levin: mr. president, let me see if there is anyone else -- it's been on the list for unanimous consent, so i'll just let the chair rule on this, see if anyone else has something else. if not, i want to speak for a few minutes afterwards. the presiding officer: without objection. is there further debate on the motion -- on the amendment? if not, all in favor say aye. opposed. the ayes have it. ayes appear to have it, the ayes do have it, motion passes. the amendment is agreed to. mr. be levin: i ask that the motion to, mr. levi
levin: mr. president, the next item on the unanimous consent agreement is my amendment number 1818. and it's my understanding now that this amendment can be adopted by a voice vote, that it's been cleared for that. i will. and i ask concept to set aside the pending amendment to call up that amendment number 1818. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from michigan, mr. levin for himself and mr. conrad proposes an amendment numbered 1818. mr. levin: mr. president,...
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however, four improvements are made in the reed-landrieu-levin amendment. we require audited financial statements be filed with the mini offering statement so that investors truly know what the financial situation of the company is before they invest. let me make a point here. the house proposal would allow statements, accounting statements that are unaudited to be used to solicit up to $2 million from the general public. i would think as a basic premise that if you're using accounting statements for an offering of this nature, that they would at least be audited. our legislation requires that. we require periodic disclosures of material information to investors. for example, perhaps the inventor of a certain high-tech product that a company is making leaves the company or passes away or something else happens. investors deserve to know about that type of information. we limit the amount that can be raised through the mini offering process to $50 million every three years. the house bill would allow investors to raise $50 million every 12 months, potentiall
however, four improvements are made in the reed-landrieu-levin amendment. we require audited financial statements be filed with the mini offering statement so that investors truly know what the financial situation of the company is before they invest. let me make a point here. the house proposal would allow statements, accounting statements that are unaudited to be used to solicit up to $2 million from the general public. i would think as a basic premise that if you're using accounting...
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levin: mr. president, i would ask that i be yielded ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, in a few hours, after votes on two amendments that i hope we will pass, we're going to vote on final passage of the house of representatives-passed bill, the so-called jobs bill. i'm going to vote against passage of this bill because it would remain far too deeply flawed even if the two amendments were passed to justify passage by the senate. i'm going to vote no on this bill because it will significantly weaken existing protections for investors against fraud and abuse. the supporters of this bill claim it will help to create jobs. they have even titled it the jobs act. but there is no evidence it will help create new jobs. there is not one study that its proponents have shown us how repealing provisions that protect us from conflicts of interest and the research coverage of companies that up to a billion dollars in revenue will create jobs, nor is there evidence
levin: mr. president, i would ask that i be yielded ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, in a few hours, after votes on two amendments that i hope we will pass, we're going to vote on final passage of the house of representatives-passed bill, the so-called jobs bill. i'm going to vote against passage of this bill because it would remain far too deeply flawed even if the two amendments were passed to justify passage by the senate. i'm going to vote no...
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senator mccain, senator levin have worked very, very hard. we're hopeful we can lock an agreement to vote on that tomorrow. we also have to confirm three district court judges. we hope to be able to do that tomorrow. we have a lot of work to do. the house as we speak is, i will say this in a kind way, they're trying to come up with something. they have worked all day to come up with something, and we're waiting for their something. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. merkley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: mr. president, i ask consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: thank you, mr. president. i wanted to take a few minutes to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, tonight we're wrapping up affairs here on the floor, and what is going on right now is that the main substitute amendment that h
senator mccain, senator levin have worked very, very hard. we're hopeful we can lock an agreement to vote on that tomorrow. we also have to confirm three district court judges. we hope to be able to do that tomorrow. we have a lot of work to do. the house as we speak is, i will say this in a kind way, they're trying to come up with something. they have worked all day to come up with something, and we're waiting for their something. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the...
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reid: i raise a germaneness point of order against the pending reed of rhode island, landrieu, levin, brown of ohio substitute. the presiding officer: the point of order is well-taken and the amendment falls. mr. reid: i call up amendment number 1884 offered by senators mercury, bennet bennet and othe. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. reid for mr. markly and others proposes amendment numbered 1884. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. mr. reid: i now call second-degree amendment -- the presiding officer: the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: thanks, mr. president. i now call up a second-degree amendment number 1931 offered by senator reed of revment. the clerk: amendment number 1931 to amendment number 1884. mr. reid: mr. president, the bill before this body has had broad bipartisan support, bicameral in nature. the bill we're considering today is the i.p.o. bill, of course. the bill passed by an overwhelming majority. president obama supports it. mr.
reid: i raise a germaneness point of order against the pending reed of rhode island, landrieu, levin, brown of ohio substitute. the presiding officer: the point of order is well-taken and the amendment falls. mr. reid: i call up amendment number 1884 offered by senators mercury, bennet bennet and othe. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. reid for mr. markly and others proposes amendment numbered 1884. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. the...
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specifically in letter you wrote to senator levin in november of last year, you expressed some concerns with section -- with what became section 1022 of that legislation, saying that you were worried about that provision, introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the f.b.i.'s capacity to convince covert arrestees to cooperate immediately and to provide intelligence. my concerns with the ndaa focused much more was section 1021. to some extent i think the president shared some those concerns. he indicated in his signing statement on december 31, 2011, as follows. i want to clarify my administration will not nor the indefinite military detention without trial of american citizens. indeed, i believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation. my administration will interpret section 1021 in a manner that ensures that any detention it authorizes complies with the constitutional laws of war and other apickable law. in light of that statement, you know, i was encouraged by that statement. i think it's good. i still have some concern
specifically in letter you wrote to senator levin in november of last year, you expressed some concerns with section -- with what became section 1022 of that legislation, saying that you were worried about that provision, introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the f.b.i.'s capacity to convince covert arrestees to cooperate immediately and to provide intelligence. my concerns with the ndaa focused much more was section 1021. to some extent i think the president shared...
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it's a burden on the jewish community or by the way, i see mark levin is here. i went around to talk to many leaders of the jewish community, not a single person supports jackson-vanik. it's a burden on them. it's not a useful argument for them. and so they would just as soon get rid of it and have a more interesting, modern, you know, intemperate conversation about the real issues that are facing those people as opposed to having, you know, their opponents just roll out this will be americans or so, a rational that are still holding, for something there's no longer the problem to let me also remind everybody that they just be a different debate. i think this is a very important point. before russia had agreed to join the wto, and now they will ratify that sometime in may or june. that's going to happen. before that happened, there was an argument that we disagreed with. the obama administration, but at least you could defend irrationality of it, which is let's hold jackson-vanik as a way to put pressure on us to get the right deal for wto, to put pressure on it
it's a burden on the jewish community or by the way, i see mark levin is here. i went around to talk to many leaders of the jewish community, not a single person supports jackson-vanik. it's a burden on them. it's not a useful argument for them. and so they would just as soon get rid of it and have a more interesting, modern, you know, intemperate conversation about the real issues that are facing those people as opposed to having, you know, their opponents just roll out this will be americans...
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specifically, in a letter that he wrote to senator levin in november last year, you expressed some concerns with what became section 1022 of that legislation. saying that you were worried about that provision introducing a degree of uncertainty, and potentially inhibiting fbi's capacity to convince coveted arrestees to cooperate immediately and provide important intelligence. my concerns with the nda a focus with what became section 1021. the president indicated that he shared some of those concerns. he indicated in his statement on december 31, 2011, he said i want to clarify that my administration will not authorize the and definite trial of american citizens. indeed, i believe that it would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation. my administration will interpret section 1021 in a manner that ensures in any detention it authorizes, complies with constitutional laws of war and other applicable law or in light of that statement, i was encouraged by that statement. i think it's good. i still have some concerns. future administrations might not hold that or that this
specifically, in a letter that he wrote to senator levin in november last year, you expressed some concerns with what became section 1022 of that legislation. saying that you were worried about that provision introducing a degree of uncertainty, and potentially inhibiting fbi's capacity to convince coveted arrestees to cooperate immediately and provide important intelligence. my concerns with the nda a focus with what became section 1021. the president indicated that he shared some of those...
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levin: mr. president, is there a quorum call? the presiding officer: there is. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: when 17-year-old danny inouye saw the japanese planes over his hawaii home, on december 7, 1941, his first impulse was to help so he ran to help. he had emergency medical training and so he used that training to help bind the wounds of the americans injured in the attack on pearl harbor. his second impulse, just as strong, was to defend our country. but the america of 1941 did not want his service. in fact, it considered danny and his fellow japanese americans suspect and called them enemy aliens. and confined more than 100,000 of them to internment camps. when danny inouye tried to enlist to defend his country, his country told him you are not welcome. but danny inouye did not allow anger and resentment to overcome his love of country says something remarkable about him and about our country. when in 1943 president roosevelt allowed jap
levin: mr. president, is there a quorum call? the presiding officer: there is. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: when 17-year-old danny inouye saw the japanese planes over his hawaii home, on december 7, 1941, his first impulse was to help so he ran to help. he had emergency medical training and so he used that training to help bind the wounds of the americans injured in the...
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cloture on the reed of rhode island -- reed of rhode island amendment sponsored other also by landrieu, levin, brown of ohio which is a substitute as i've indicated. after disposition of that amendment the senate will vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the cantwell-johnson-shelby export-import bank an amendment. it's very, very important. i'm sorry, the legislation just last year created 300,000 jobs. it affected 2,000 communities in america. these jobs are all american jobs i'm talking about. after disposition of that amendment then the senate would vote on motion intovoke cloture on the underlying bill. in the meantime i'm always open to unanimous consent agreement to aid in the disposition of the bill. i look forward if there are things that i can help with, i'll be happy to do this. i will say this, mr. president,: i have spoken before this -- my presentation here today to my friend from colorado, senator udall. mr. president, i have worked with him not for days, not weeks, not months, but years on an issue that's extremely important to our country, an issue to help credit unions which
cloture on the reed of rhode island -- reed of rhode island amendment sponsored other also by landrieu, levin, brown of ohio which is a substitute as i've indicated. after disposition of that amendment the senate will vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the cantwell-johnson-shelby export-import bank an amendment. it's very, very important. i'm sorry, the legislation just last year created 300,000 jobs. it affected 2,000 communities in america. these jobs are all american jobs i'm talking...
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specifically in a letter that he wrote to senator levin last year you expressed some concerns with section 1022 of that legislation. saying that you were worried about that provision, introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the fbi's capacity to convince covered arrestees to cooperate immediately and to provide important intelligence. my concerns would be in regards to it ndaa. to some extent the president indicated that he shared some of those concerns. he indicated in his signing statement that he would not indict american citizens without trial. i believe that doing so would break our most important traditions and values as a nation. my demonstration will interpret section 2021 with how it applies to the constitution and any other applicable law. in light of that statement i was encouraged by that statement, i think it's good, i still have some concerns that future administrations might not hold that view or that this administration might change its position at some point. in light of that concern i join with senator feinstein and in introducing s2003, the due pro
specifically in a letter that he wrote to senator levin last year you expressed some concerns with section 1022 of that legislation. saying that you were worried about that provision, introducing a degree of uncertainty and potentially inhibiting the fbi's capacity to convince covered arrestees to cooperate immediately and to provide important intelligence. my concerns would be in regards to it ndaa. to some extent the president indicated that he shared some of those concerns. he indicated in...
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to see a panel, for example, with at least one conservative like a rush limbaugh, sean hannity, mark levine to even things out a little bit and challenge the democrat in the general election in ways that they don't. we had other stories that were big media stories in 2012. you remember the unfortunate shooting in aurora, colorado, where abc's brian ross, went on the air and looked up in the phone book and found a name that matched the alleged shooter and concluded, gee, he must be part of the tea party. this is the kind of stuff that passes for sober analysis with the mainstream media. there are many others but those two stand out in my mind immediately. jon: christie, your favorites of the year? >> well it is not a surprise i disagree with cal on this one. look, i think the biggest media failure of is the year is failure to report the extreme lurch to the right of the republican party, a party that had gone from being conservative opposition party to one that is more about the transvageal ultrasound, banning of contraception and one that stopped trying to problem solve and now more interes
to see a panel, for example, with at least one conservative like a rush limbaugh, sean hannity, mark levine to even things out a little bit and challenge the democrat in the general election in ways that they don't. we had other stories that were big media stories in 2012. you remember the unfortunate shooting in aurora, colorado, where abc's brian ross, went on the air and looked up in the phone book and found a name that matched the alleged shooter and concluded, gee, he must be part of the...
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levin: let me thank senator san de sanders in this f speculation. before he leaves the floorks --e he leaves the floor, he's taken a major action to require the cftc to consider excessive speculation and put a lid on that. that was our intention and they should get about it. the bill that we're considering is an example of corporate welfare. it is an egregious -- it would end an egregious example of corporate welfare and hopefully we're going to be allowed to be on this bill and will be able to defeat a filibuster and vote for cloture sometime, i understand, tomorrow. at a time when some argue that the federal debt is so out of whack that we need to cut funding for programs that provide food to hungry children or health care to our seniors, surely we ought to be able to agree that the most profitable corporations in the country no longer need these enormous subsidies, and here we are. those oil gas subsidies have not reduced the price of oil or gas. that's obvious. the price of gas is complex. i've said many times before, and i'll say it again now,
levin: let me thank senator san de sanders in this f speculation. before he leaves the floorks --e he leaves the floor, he's taken a major action to require the cftc to consider excessive speculation and put a lid on that. that was our intention and they should get about it. the bill that we're considering is an example of corporate welfare. it is an egregious -- it would end an egregious example of corporate welfare and hopefully we're going to be allowed to be on this bill and will be able to...
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he also had a special connection to my home state of michigan, as senator levin and i both have been very proud of that fact. he was a patient at a hospital in battle creek during world war ii, where he met phil hart and bob dole. and can you imagine those three great men coming together serving our country, wounded, doing rehabilitation at a hospital together in michigan and all going on to be involved in public service as united states senators. that building is still standing. it is no longer a hospital. it's another federal building. it's our great honor in michigan to have that building named the hart dole inouye federal center honoring all three of these outstanding leaders. senator inouye was a great mentor for me as well as so many of us in the senate. coming to the senate always encouraging me, during the elections always telling me to hang in there and theupbgdz would -- things would go well and it would be great. always the person with the smile on his face encouraging each and every one of us. he was there encouraging me when we were fighting for our economic lives in mic
he also had a special connection to my home state of michigan, as senator levin and i both have been very proud of that fact. he was a patient at a hospital in battle creek during world war ii, where he met phil hart and bob dole. and can you imagine those three great men coming together serving our country, wounded, doing rehabilitation at a hospital together in michigan and all going on to be involved in public service as united states senators. that building is still standing. it is no...
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finally, i'd like to thank senator webb for his leadership on this initiative as well as chairman levin and the staff of the armed services committee. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. bingaman: are we in a quorum call, mr. president? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. bingaman: mr. president, earlier today, the senate voted to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia by a vote of 92-4 and i strongly supported that bill. to extend pntr to russia, we had to repeal an out-of-date policy that was adopted during the cold war. that is, the jackson-vanik amendment. i want to speak briefly on the senate floor this afternoon about another out-of-date policy of the cold war that i believe should be ended, and that is the trade embargo on cuba. i have spoken about this many times in the past, along with senator pell, senator dodd and many others. i argued against the helms-burton act in 1996. for the past 50 years, our country's policy toward cuba has been essentially stagnant. the core element of our po
finally, i'd like to thank senator webb for his leadership on this initiative as well as chairman levin and the staff of the armed services committee. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. bingaman: are we in a quorum call, mr. president? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. bingaman: mr. president, earlier today, the senate voted to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia by a vote of 92-4 and i strongly...
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. -- senator levin pushed all that stuff through that has taken our rights away. guest: i think there is a lot to say about that. we have to be careful about how far we go. we have to have a process. what has made this country what it is, what makes it great, we have a process. sometimes we complain about it, sometimes we argue about its, but it makes this country what it is today. in the case of the patriot act, it will have a tough time coming through, fisa is the same thing. this is a good question about drones and where we go. we embedded into the armed services, the defense authorization act, and we also have faa reauthorization. the faa has to go through a process to determine how these unmanned aircraft may or may not be used. none of that is really written out, and that makes some people nervous. who is going to be flying them? for example, in alaska, the coast kurt would like to use them for search and rescue, -- coast guard would like to use them for search and rescue, which makes sense. it is tough waters out there. utilizing these would make sense. but
. -- senator levin pushed all that stuff through that has taken our rights away. guest: i think there is a lot to say about that. we have to be careful about how far we go. we have to have a process. what has made this country what it is, what makes it great, we have a process. sometimes we complain about it, sometimes we argue about its, but it makes this country what it is today. in the case of the patriot act, it will have a tough time coming through, fisa is the same thing. this is a good...
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. >> chairman levin ranking member mccain, other members of the committee, i want to thank you for the opportunity to join my friend and colleague director clapper, and recognize the members of the intelligence community. i would like to begin with operations in afghanistan, where we assess that persisted corruption and deficiencies in the army and police forces undermine efforts to extend effective governance and security. the afghan army remains reliant on isf a rafferty, support, such as logistics intelligence, and transport. while the afghan army performance improved in some operations in partnership with isaf agreements, additional bins required mentoring and support. despite successful coalition partners, the taliban remains resilient and able to replace leadership losses while competing to provide governm -- governance at the local level. from its pakistani safe havens the taliban leadership remains confident of eventual victory. to the west, iran remains committed to threaten u.s. interests in the region through support to terrorists and militant groups, including in iraq and a
. >> chairman levin ranking member mccain, other members of the committee, i want to thank you for the opportunity to join my friend and colleague director clapper, and recognize the members of the intelligence community. i would like to begin with operations in afghanistan, where we assess that persisted corruption and deficiencies in the army and police forces undermine efforts to extend effective governance and security. the afghan army remains reliant on isf a rafferty, support, such...
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speaker, i sincerely hope our colleagues in the senate, senator -- chairman levin and ranking member, distinguished republican senator, a dear friend as well, john mccain, and all the noves senate armed services committee make this a positive aspect and to the gentlelady from the district of columbia, i cannot help but say more. 6 humbings,000 u.s. citizens live in her district, they pay federal income taxes and yet she's denied the right to vote on the floor. it's unbecoming to democracy. mr. speaker, i thank you for your patience and yield back. ms. norton: mr. speaker, how much time remains? the speaker pro tempore: 30 seconds remain. ms. norton: we have heard movingly from my three colleagues, i hope the senate has been as moved as i was by hearing from them. i want only to say, mr. speaker, you've heard from all of us who are american citizens who represent american citizens and american sints who fight and have fought for their country, who were pleased and continue to volunteer in disproportionate numbers into the armed forces, who are among the less than 1% who carry all of us
speaker, i sincerely hope our colleagues in the senate, senator -- chairman levin and ranking member, distinguished republican senator, a dear friend as well, john mccain, and all the noves senate armed services committee make this a positive aspect and to the gentlelady from the district of columbia, i cannot help but say more. 6 humbings,000 u.s. citizens live in her district, they pay federal income taxes and yet she's denied the right to vote on the floor. it's unbecoming to democracy. mr....
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levin: mr. president, i would move to reconsider that vote. the presiding officer: it has already been done. mr. levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the senate will come to order. please take your conversations from the well. the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, first, for the members of the armed services committee, immediately after you vote on this second vote, please, we're trying to clear noms in the hallway. stay around for a couple of minutes, members of the armed services committee. secondly -- and i know that the leader was going to make this statement but he had to leave for a minute so i'll make it for him. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: we are planning on staying late tonight. everyone can expect to be here tomorrow. we're going to have votes tomorrow unless we somehow or other finish this bill tonight. the leader would have said that if he were here so i'm saying it for him. next, after this vote, i would
levin: mr. president, i would move to reconsider that vote. the presiding officer: it has already been done. mr. levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the senate will come to order. please take your conversations from the well. the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, first, for the members of the armed services committee, immediately after you vote on this second vote, please, we're trying to clear noms in the hallway. stay around for a couple of...
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baucus or designee relative to rural sexuals, collins, coburn 1738, 1822, wyden 1817, hoeven 1837, levin 1818, mcconnell or designee with a side by side to stabenow 181 demint number 1589, menendez-burr, 1782. coats 1517, brown 1819, blunt 1540, merkley 161563, portman 1763, kobe char 1718, shaheen 1678, portman 174 , corker 1810, carper 1670, hutchison 1658, alexander 1779, boxer 1816 and paul 1556. on thursday, march 8 at a time to be determined by the majority leader, after consultation with the republican leader the senate proceed to vote on the amendments in the order listed, following amendments be subject to a 60 affirmative throat threshold, vitter 1535, collins 1660, coburn 1738, knell bi-landrieu 1822, wyden 1815, mcconnell or designee side by side to stabenow 1812, stabenow 1812, demint 1589, menendez-burr 1782, that there be no other amendments in order to the bill other than the manager's package, no points of order or motions in order to any of these amendments other than the budget points of order and the applicable motions to waive. that it be in order for a manager's pac
baucus or designee relative to rural sexuals, collins, coburn 1738, 1822, wyden 1817, hoeven 1837, levin 1818, mcconnell or designee with a side by side to stabenow 181 demint number 1589, menendez-burr, 1782. coats 1517, brown 1819, blunt 1540, merkley 161563, portman 1763, kobe char 1718, shaheen 1678, portman 174 , corker 1810, carper 1670, hutchison 1658, alexander 1779, boxer 1816 and paul 1556. on thursday, march 8 at a time to be determined by the majority leader, after consultation with...
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however, yesterday both the landrieu-reed-levin amendment, which was the substitute, that included the export-import bank reauthorization, and the cantwell, senator maria cantwe cantwell, amendment failed to obtain enough votes to invoke cloture mostly on a party-line vote. two republicans voted to extend the export-import bank authorization. two. this is a bank which gives out of companies in america a fighting chance around the world to compete with those companies in other countries that are subsidized bie by their governm. we have the export-import bank to help our companies, companies in my state like boeing and caterpillar, good-paying jobs right here in america, sustained by exports, helped by the export-import bank -- defeated on the floor of the united states senate. only two republican senators would step up and vote for that bank. and it used to be noncontroversial. we did it because we knew it was so good for our country. it turned out to be a partisan issue, too many turn ought to be partisan issues on the floor lately. it is clear that politics and the theoretical jobs cr
however, yesterday both the landrieu-reed-levin amendment, which was the substitute, that included the export-import bank reauthorization, and the cantwell, senator maria cantwe cantwell, amendment failed to obtain enough votes to invoke cloture mostly on a party-line vote. two republicans voted to extend the export-import bank authorization. two. this is a bank which gives out of companies in america a fighting chance around the world to compete with those companies in other countries that are...
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we added more protections yesterday with the mccaskill-merkley amendments and the tester-levin amendments, but they allow change because without change, this postal service of ours will die. the presiding officer: all time is expired. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there any member in the chamber who desires to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote the yeas are 43. the nays are 53. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. lieberman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. lieberman: i move that we lay the -- i move for reconsideration of the vote and lay it on the table. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. lieberman: next on the list is senator paul's amendment number 2000. mr. paul: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky is recognized. mr. paul: at a time when america's infrastructure is crumbling, at a time when the post office is lo
we added more protections yesterday with the mccaskill-merkley amendments and the tester-levin amendments, but they allow change because without change, this postal service of ours will die. the presiding officer: all time is expired. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there any member in the chamber who desires to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote the yeas are 43. the nays are 53. under the...
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nevada, cantwell, murray, lautenberg, bingaman, whitehouse, shaheen, udall of new mexico, klobuchar, levin, warner, pryor, reed of rhode island, and gillibrand. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived and the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to s. 3220 occur at 2:15 p.m. on tuesday, june 5. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, we're going to arrange a vote monday night on one of the members who is trying to become a judge. one of the nominees, i should say. i note -- a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i want to take a few moments this afternoon to do something that has become a bit of a ritual with me, and that is to try to take some time each week to speak about the damage that we are doing to our atmosphere, to our oceans and to our climate with the relentless carbon pollution that we are discharging. as each week goes by, the information continues to pile up about the harms that we're causi
nevada, cantwell, murray, lautenberg, bingaman, whitehouse, shaheen, udall of new mexico, klobuchar, levin, warner, pryor, reed of rhode island, and gillibrand. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived and the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to s. 3220 occur at 2:15 p.m. on tuesday, june 5. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, we're going to arrange a vote monday night on one of the...